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If all lives are equal and everyone has a finite amount of resources, why does it matter if they prefer to help Europeans? Yes, there is an uncomfortable racis
by smt88 5y ago
If all lives are equal and everyone has a finite amount of resources, why does it matter if they prefer to help Europeans?
Yes, there is an uncomfortable racist and classist component to it, but it's human nature. We feel more sympathy for people who are more similar to us.
- EGreg 5y agoI do not think it costs many resources to exercise diplomacy to avert wars and also to end them. It is a question of political will. Saying it is too limited a resource means maybe we should care more about that than a bunch of celebrity gossip and complacency.